The Summer I Found Myself
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In Colleen French's heartfelt summer read, a Delaware oceanside cottage is the perfect setting for a season of surprising lessons about how much there is to gain-when you finally let go ... In the last two years, English professor Ellen Tolliver has weathered heartache with grace-including an unwelcome divorce and losing her parents. In her more honest moments, Ellen might admit that she's sick of loss. She longs to stretch and grow, to truly fill her days. Maybe this year, she'll have something to recount in her Christmas letter other than her son's travel adventures. Maybe she'll be too busy to even write a Christmas letter. On impulse, Ellen invites her ailing best friend, Lara, to spend the summer with her at the Delaware beach house she inherited from her parents. Lara can relax on the big front porch after chemo while Ellen readies the house for sale. But, Lara has plans too-she'd like to help Ellen discover who she is, or better yet, who she can still become. At Lara's urging, Ellen joins a local writer's group, tries online dating, and mingles with the new friends Lara brings home from her support group. She forgoes white wine (won't stain if you spill it!) for red and eats French fries for breakfast. She even flirts with the local bookstore owner, a handsome, sun-kissed, younger man. And as she embraces the freedom that comes with breaking her own rules, she wonders if it's not just her past that lies in this beloved quirky town, but her future too ...
Subjects
Coming of age -- Fiction.
Electronic books.
Electronic books. -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Friendship -- Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Summer -- Fiction.
Women -- Fiction.
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French, C. (2021). The Summer I Found Myself. Kensington Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)French, Colleen. 2021. The Summer I Found Myself. Kensington Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)French, Colleen, The Summer I Found Myself. Kensington Books, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)French, Colleen. The Summer I Found Myself. Kensington Books, 2021.
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